HAVING A RRRUFF DAY?

Happy Tuesday everyone - it's time for another Teapot Tuesday challenge given - Bad dogs, Bad dogs, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?? Confused go HERE or HERE for more information. The destination for our cards this week is to Alex, a Miami police officer who was injured in the line of fire.

The is also for Technique challenge #TLC308 - to use silhouettes on your card or project.

I am also entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges - challenge #C4C70 - to use flower soft
on your card/project. My grass is green Flower Soft... :)

Dogs and sentiment are from Inkadinkado = dogs clear stamp set. Striped dp is Cloud9Designs - "Dog Stripes". Blue card stock is Marina Mist from Stampin Up.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Vintage Santa

Happy Sunday Everyone.... I wanted to share this card with you... I made it for a couple of Splitcoast Stamper challenges. I used last weeks sketch layout #SC309 and today's featured stamper challenge - #FS200 - A time for reflection. We were to choose a previous Featured stamper from the past 199 FS's. Preferably one that we had not cased before. I chose to case FS#190 - Sallie (aka hobbydujour). This is the card I cased - called "Vintage Santa". The Santa image is from Inkadinkado.

I stamped the image with Versafine Vintage Sepia and clear embossed. Only coloured Santa's cheeks with a Tombow Marker.

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Happy Stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Inspired Christmas Tree

I made this card for two challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. Queen for the Day challenge #QFTD37 - Kathy aka (CAKath) was given the bejeweled crown to wear. Plus today's Inspiration challenge #IC261 - Bronner's Christmas Wonderland. I used this

"Shabby Christmas" card of Kathy's and this

Christmas tree from Bronner's Christmas Wonderland Store

as the inspiration for my card.

The Christmas tree image is from Inkadinkado - Holiday words set. The

snowflakes that are stamped on the Kraft base card are from Stampin Up's

Christmas punch set.

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Thank you my Friend

Happy Saturday everyone... Well we had our very first snowfall last night... it didn't accumulate to very much thank god... It is supposed to get down to -7 tonight... Winter is definitely on its way....

I made this card for 4 different challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers... Queen for the Day - Maxell (Bev) , Ways to use it - to use browns on your card, Free 4 all - to make a thank you card and the Inspiration Challenge "Plaid Pony Vintage". Here is the owl card of Bev's that I cased and the Plaid Pony inspiration "Owl piggy bank".

I am also entering this in the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge - to have circles on your card or project, in your image, dp, circle dies, circle punches etc... My owl has circles in the stamped image.

The owl image is from Inkadinkado - "Patterned birds and bug" set and the sentiment is from Studio G. I stamped the image onto water colour paper twice with vintage sepia ink and clear embossed. Water coloured owl/branch with Stampin Up creamy caramel, close to cocoa, really rust and old olive. Cut out the owl image from one, embossed the back with a stiletto to give it dimension and placed it over top of other image. Sponged creamy caramel and close to cocoa around both of the water colour paper panels. Card stock is Kraft and textured soft suede. Sewed edges of two of the panels.

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs.. Pat

A Visit From Santa

I am a little late uploading this card to my blog.... Life gets so busy sometimes....
I made this for Splitcoast Stampers Virtual Stamp Night challenge NOV10VSNA - challenge to make a Christmas card with Non traditional colours - no RED and no Greens... I used Kraft, Brown and Blues... I purchased this fabulous vintage Santa image from Inkadinkado at Michael's earlier this year for only $5.00 - how lucky was that!!!!!
Inked up the stamp with Stampin Up's basic brown ink, stamped onto water colour paper and then clear embossed. Only coloured his cheeks with Blush Blossom Marker. Matted image with Kraft and Not Quite Navy card stock. The Dp is from My Minds Eye - open sleigh. I crumpled up the Dp to distress it, matted it with Kraft and Not Quite Navy. Sponged and distressed all edges, Sewed edges of both panels. Tied ribbon around base panel, popped up Santa panel . I am really pleased with how this turned out..

I am also entering this into the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge #C4C63 - to make a Christmas card or project....

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Thinking of You

Here is a card I made for two challenges on Splitcoast Stampers. Last weeks Queen for the Day QFTD25 "SparklePlenty1000" Phyllis Long and Monday's Clean and Simple sketch challenge #CAS83. I cased this lovely card of Phyllis's "Measure of Life". I water coloured the image with Stampin Up reinkers. Cut the image into four squares, layered image over brown card stock. I stamped the weather background onto the base panel. Masked and sponged on the 1/4" border. Cut slot in base card and inserted the feather. Sentiment is from Stampin Up "Bird on a branch" set.

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Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs.. Pat

Thinking of You

Happy Sunday everyone... Just wanted to share this card with you. I made this yesterday morning, before I went to work. This was for a few challenges on Splitcoast Stampers, Queen for the Day - we were honouring Lesley (aka Marleygo) - Here is her beautiful card that I cased. I used the Black magic technique on my Kraft card stock. This card also fits for Splitcoast Stampers Fan Club theme - anything that grows....

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Stamping and Creating,

Hugs... Pat

Kraft magic

Hello everyone... Here is a card I made using the black magic technique on kraft paper. I stamped the images on kraft using whisper white craft ink. Coloured flowers with prisma colour pencil crayons. Matted image with Bermuda Bay and close to cocoa. For the base panel I stamped the flowers in white ink on Kraft card stock. Stamped the sentiment on Kraft using chocolate chip ink. Punched out sentiment with oval punch. Distressed and sewed all edges. Image panel is popped up. The flowers are from Inkadinkado - Garden Delight and the sentiment is from Stampin Up - Fresh Cuts.

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hugs.. Pat

A little black magic

Happy Tuesday.... here are two cards I made yesterday for the Splitcoast Stampers Technique Challenge - to use a technique called "Black Magic". Here is an excellent tutorial by Wendy Wixler on how to do the "Black Magic" technique.
I really love how both of these cards turned out. The first card I made is the one with the little picket fence. First I stamped Stampin Up Craft white ink onto black card stock. Next I coloured the flowers with Water colour pencil crayons. I used three different shades of yellows and three different shades of orange. Starting with the lightest colour in the middle and then next darkest and darkest at the outer edges of the flowers. I used two different shades of green on the leaves.
Next I punched out the fence (Martha Stewart - border punch), sponged the top of the pickets with Really rust. Matted the image with a textured rust card stock and black. Did a wandering stitching around the edges - using black thread. Punched out the mini butterflies, sponged wings with really rust. Glued butterflies on card and dotted White liquid pearls to wings. Image panel is popped up. Sponged edges of base card.


For the top card - I coloured the flowers using Prisma colour pencil crayons instead of using water colour pencil. I used two different shades of each colour instead of three. Matted image with Burgundy and black card stock. I used the picket fence punch on the top and bottom of the black c/s - you can just see the top of the picket fence showing. I cut a 2" square of burgundy- cut this in half to make the rectangles underneath the image panel. Assembled image panel and sewed edges. Attached the black brads to burgundy triangle. Base card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 white card stock. For the base panel - I cut a 5 1/4" square of houndstooth and polka dot dp. Cut the square in half (triangle) - then using only one triangle of each dp I cut them in 1/2 again (triangle). Placed the 4 triangles onto black card stock and layered a 5 1/4" square piece of vellum over top. Sewed edges. Made the ribbon and bow embellishment - sewed it to base card. Both panels are popped up.

Thanks for stopping in,
Happy stamping and creating,

Hugs - Pat

Go Grannies Go

I made this for yesterday's Teapot Tuesday, Colour Challenge (apricot appeal, sage shadow and basic gray) and Monday's technique challenge (piercing). I had a lot of fun making this card.

Will be back later with more information. Have to rush off to work.

Happy Stamping and Creating
Hugs - Pat

Dance of the Dragonfly

Congratulations to Karen B. Barber on being this weeks featured stamper over at Splitcoast Stampers... She has an absolutely amazing gallery full of beautiful works of art - please check out her gallery. I choose this beautiful card "Dance of the Butterfly" to case.

I stamped the dragonfly with Stampin Up pale plum, the leaves in old olive and the script bg in going grey onto glossy white card stock. Each square is 2 1/2", card size is 3 1/2" x 9 ". Matted the square panels with a shimmery black cardstock. Made base card panel, Sewed all edges. Attached ribbon and bows.

Recipe:

Stamps: - Stampin Up - Fresh Cuts, Petal Prints, Inkadinkado - Garden Delight and Script 8347

Ink: - Stampin up - going grey, pale plum, old olive

Paper: - Stampin up - glossy white, pale plum, Recollections - gemstone

Accessories: - sewing machine, ribbon, pop dots

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping and Creating.

Hugs... Pat

THINK SNOW

Happy Tuesday everyone... I combined two challenges today.. Splitcoast Stampers Colour challenge - to use Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry and Barely Banana, plus today's Teapot Tuesday Inspiration Challenge. Here is a picture of the teapot. Lisa Lara is our Teapot Tuesday Hostess - here is her story and adorable card.

I had purchased a Teapot magnet at Michael's a couple of weeks ago. I traced the teapot onto two different papers. Layered the lightest one over top, omitting the spout and handle. I cut the '
top off the teapot. Made the bottom checkered strip. Stamped, coloured and cut out my little snowman (Inkadinkado). I liked having his scarf hang over the lip of the teapot.
Ran the white panel through the Cuttlebug. I ran an extra strip through and tore into three pieces. layered at bottom of white square. Matted with AA and RR. Sewed edges. Placed the teapot and snowman on top. Glued on the sentiment and little pompom snowballs. Added stickles to the raised dots and top of sentiment. The base card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. Designer paper is from Me and My Big Ideas - Noel.

My little snowman is hiding in his huge teapot fort, waiting for unsuspecting snowpeople or maybe some tipsy teapotters to come along... :)

Happy Stamping and Creating.

Hugs - Pat

All you Need in Life is ....

Happy Monday everyone... Here is a card I made for today's CAS challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers... It is an inspiration challenge... Vera Bradley - bags and purses. I chose this as my inspiration... I love the CHOCOLATE colour - reminds me of yummy chocolate. Plus I had this cute sentiment from Inkadinkado - "Friendly Advice" and this wonderful paper from DCWV - Sweet Glitter stack. I thought the sentiment would be perfect framed and decided to make a recessed window frame for it. Here is where I found the instruction to make the recessed window.

Thanks for stopping in...
Happy Stamping....


Hugs - Pat

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone.... here is a fun Clean and Simple card I made - this weeks Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers was to use brads or eyelets on your card. As you can see I used star eyelets on the base card, I wove black embroidery thread through the eyelets to make a frame. I stamped the Jailbirds onto white card stock and then again on More mustard. Cut out the MM birds and popped up over white panel. Drew the thin black frame around birds and attached mini black brads. Used Martha Stewart border Punch on the black and more mustard mats. Added the black spider embellishment. Striped paper is from My Minds Eye.

Happy Halloween.
Hugs...
Pat

A beautiful butterfly

I really enjoyed trying this weeks technique challenge #TLC226 on Splitcoast Stampers - faux denim... and I used this weeks colour challenge #CC224 - Summer Sun, Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango. I stamped the beautiful butterfly (Inkadinkado) twice, once on white card stock and again on vellum. Water coloured butterfly using summer sun reinkers. For the double border I used a Martha Stewart border punch, ran the panel through the Cuttlebug with branches folder, then I ran the summer sun ink pad overtop to give it dimension. Sewed all edges.

Thanks for stopping by.
hugs,
Pat

Just Think.....

Happy Thursday... for this card I combine two Splitcoast Stamper challenges. Today's Ways to use it - #WT224 - bright and bold colours and Monday's Clean and Simple challenge #CAS20 - paper piecing. I stamped image on white cardstock and water coloured face and hair. I stamped her clothes on a scrap piece of the bright and bold dp. Cut out and pieced onto image.

Recipe:

Stamp: - Inkadinkado - Humerus Birthdays

Paper: - White, Rose Red, Purely Pomegranate, Making Memories DP

Ink: - Rose Red, Stazon Jet Black, Summer Sun, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: - sewing machine, cuttlebug, Swiss dot embossing folder, Plain and Scalloped Nestabilities, Stampin Up scalloped border punch, pop dots

Thanks for Stopping by.

Hugs

Pat

Grazie, Merci, Thanks

I combined five Splitcoast stampers challenges in this card... FS124 (Christy S) , SC233 (sketch), CC223 (Ruby red, baja breeze and whisper white), WT223 (use texting) and LSC225 (International Flair) . Feature stamper, sketch, colour, ways to use it and limited supply.

Here is the card of Christy's that I cased...

Recipe:

Paper: whisper white, baja breeze, ruby red
Stamps: Inkadinkado - script #8347 - y , Inkadinkado - Garden Delight, Kollette Hall - sentiment
Ink: sage shadow, ruby red
Accessories : sewing machine, ribbon, heat gun, brads, pop dots, ticket corner punch, cuttlebug, script embossing folder, Martha Stewart border punch (for inside of card)

Happy Stamping.
Pat

CC216, TLC218, Happy Mother's Day

I combined two Splitcoast Stampers challenges for this card --- color challenge CC216 (black, real red and old olive) and the technique challenge TLC218 (marble technique).
I recieved this beautiful bird stamp from Pat Smethers - she had this love gift package for me and this stamp was it it.... Thanks Pat - hugs. I stamped image on water colour paper and coloured it with Stampin up reinkers. Cut out image with oval nestability and matted with black scalloped oval nesty. For the bg I used the marble technique - I used Adirondak alcohol ink - lettuce. Cuttle bugged the bg paper to give it more texture.. The gate fold card is 5 x 5. I cut a piece to 5 x 10, scored lines at 2 1/2 and 7 1/2. I cut up a scalloped circle to make the corners.

Happy stamping, thanks for stopping by.
hugs...
Pat

Happy Birthday Daddy, Love Kayla

My oldest grand daughter, Kayla had a sleepover with us a couple of weeks ago. She wanted to make cards - it was going to be her Daddy's birthday in a couple of days. So together we made this cute 3 x 3 card. She chose the puppy stamp - it looks just like her dog Bennie. She stamped the paw prints for the bg, stamped the puppy and the bone. Gramma assembled the card. She then picked the candles for the inside and coloured them. We signed her name and Daddy's. Gramma helped her find the right letters so she could stick them on the envelope. Look how happy, sweet and proud she looks... Her Daddy loved his card.

Happy stamping, thanks for stopping by.

Pat